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Haunting and disturbingly powerful, these stories established Ann Beattie as the most celebrated new voice in American fiction and an absolute master of the short-story form. Beattie captures perfectly the profound longings that came to define an entire generation with insight, compassion, and humor.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0679732357
ISBN13:9780679732358
Release Date:January 1991
Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.54 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.7"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Excellent Short Stories
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
These are excellent short stories, reminiscent of Joyce Carol Oates. Some of them seemed like a cross between Oates and Diane Arbus, the darkness or the ordinary.
awesome grab bag of hilarious stories.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I first read this book about twelve years ago and I still go back to it regularly because it makes me laugh, although some of the stories are serious as well. My favorite stories are "Vermont" and "Weekend." If you want to know what the '70s were really like, then here's where you should start.
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